In the 1860s Carleton Watkins loaded a team of mules with his mammoth-plate camera and glass negatives and ventured into Yosemite Valley.
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The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid
The story of Ernest Cole, a black ...
Artist Fred Wilson talks about the conventions of the museum and how he used them in his art to disrupt the inherent biases and traditional understandings that museums and its patrons have had
An interview with Fred Wilson about the ...
Artist Fred Wilson talks about the conventions of the museum and how he used them in his art to disrupt the inherent biases and traditional understandings that museums and its patrons have had
An interview with Fred Wilson about the ...
Artist Kerry James Marshall explains his series Mementos inspired by his memory of 1960s-era souvenirs.
An interview with Kerry James Marshall about ...
Artist Kara Walker talks about the often-violent subject matter of her work and the popular literature that inspired it
An interview with Kara Walker
SFMOMA talks with German artist Anselm Kiefer about exploring the past and materials in his work
An interview with Anselm Kiefer
Photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank recalls his experience as a young artist and discusses his seminal book The Americans (1958)
An interview with Robert Frank
SFMOMA talks with German artist Anselm Kiefer about exploring the past and materials in his work
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